Postoperative pain control in cats: Clinical trials with medetomidine and butorphanol

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-103

  Ansah, Osei B ^a   Vainio, Outi ^a   Hellsten, Carmela ^a   Raekallio, Marja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUTORPHANOL; MEDETOMIDINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; CATS; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEDETOMIDINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036516070     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2002.31047     Document Type: Article

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